These highlights from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest feature winter wonderlands Located in the White Andean Mountain Range near Huaraz, Alpamayo is among the most beautiful peaks in the world.

How can you tell if a snowman is mad at you? He gives you the cold shoulder. Snowman season will be with us for a while yet, but our winter landscapes needn’t look cold and dreary. We can enjoy ...

An icy winter has transformed the tall trees of the Zao mountain range into wonderous snow sculptures, known as “juhyo,” or “snow monsters,” and conditions are now perfect to see them.